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Management of Severe Cochlear Implant Infections—35 Years Clinical Experience ...
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Objective: Infectious complications occurring in cochlear implant (CI) recipients is of potentially major impact. A better understanding of severe infections in this cohort is necessary. Design: Single-center, retrospective cohort study. Level of Evidence 2B. Setting: Single-center, retrospective cohort study at a tertiary referral hospital. Participants and interventions: We included all patients who received a CI at our institution between 1983 and end of 2018 (4,622 implantations). Main Outcomes: Prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and functional outcomes in severe implant infections. Results: There was an overall prevalence of 0.65% of severe CI infections. The cumulative incidence decreased after the year 2000, with lower infection rates with newer implant models. Patients with local risk factors were more susceptible to implant infection. In most patients, delayed re-implantation was successful. Speech-perception after re-implantation was comparable to pre-revision performance. Conclusions: Modified ...
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URL: https://boris.unibe.ch/150437/ https://dx.doi.org/10.48350/150437
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Assessing a Reciprocal International Student Travel Exchange: The Iowa State University and University of Costa Rica Intercambio
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In: Entomology Publications (2017)
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GOOSE-fronting among Chinese Americans in New York City
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2014)
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The Lowering of Raised-THOUGHT and the Low-Back Distinction in New York City: Evidence from Chinese Americans
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2012)
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Optional elements and variant structures in the productions of bei2 ‘to give’ dative constructions in Cantonese-speaking adults and three-year-old children
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In: Journal of Child Language, 01-01-2010 (2010)
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The Short-a System of New York City English: An Update
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2010)
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Two Vernacular Features in the English of Four American-born Chinese
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In: University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics (2007)
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